Symposium on “Rewiring Democracy for Algorithmic Realities”

image of wired AI hand reaching for the U.S. Capitol building
Event time: 
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 9:00am through 1:30pm
Location: 
Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Room A002
77 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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Event description: 

ISPS SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM EVENT

How has technological advancement shaped democracy? Where are democratic systems headed with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)? We invite the Yale community to join our group of distinguished invited scholars as we explore ways to innovate democracy in the era of rapid technological transformation.

PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

Preliminary Schedule for Tuesday, October 28

time activity
8:30 AM Light breakfast
9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

  • Seulki Lee-Geiller, Yale University
9:10 AM

Panel 1: Technology & Society: Historical Roots & Trajectories

  • Daniel S. Schiff, Purdue University
    “Vetting the AI that Vets Use: Ethical Trade-offs in Public and Private Sector AI Adoption Decisions”
  • Peter John Loewen, Cornell University
    “Explaining Women’s Skepticism toward Artificial Intelligence: The Role of  Risk Orientation and Risk Exposure”
  • Paolo Agnolin, Princeton University
    “Robots Replacing Trade Unions: Novel Data and Evidence from Western Europe”

Moderator: Daniel Karell, Yale University
10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:40 AM

Panel 2: Democracy in the Age of AI: Challenges & Opportunities

  • Eduardo Albrecht, Columbia/Mercy University
    “The Ubiquitous Word: How Information Revolutions Reshape Political Institutions”
  • Johannes Himmelreich, Syracuse University
    “Democracy in an AI-Augmented Bureaucracy”
  • Jason Jeffrey Jones, Stony Brook University
    “An Open Science System for Consistent and Persistent Measurement of Public Opinion”

Moderator: Kevin Elliott, Yale University
12:00 PM Lunch will be served for the Roundtable Discussion
12:15 PM Roundtable: Algorithmic Reality & Policy Directions
1:30 PM Thank you and Closing Remarks

This symposium is organized by Seulki Lee-Geiller with generous support from the ISPS Conference Funding Initiative.